Advanced Nursing Interventions and Length of Stay in the Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 221-225

  Stauber, Mary A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing interventions; Length of stay; Triage guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 84877609501     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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